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Four More Houston Harmony Public Schools Get Added to the List of State Schools of Character
Four more schools from Harmony Public Schools Houston Districts have been named official Texas “State School(s) of Character” this week for its/their outstanding efforts in promoting cultures of character on campus and in the community.
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'The Last of Us' expands Bill and Frank's love story, transcending its source material
In the video game "The Last of Us," the most we see of the character Frank is his dead, decaying body dangling from the ceiling of an abandoned residence.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner's Signature Youth Employment Program, Hire Houston Youth, Opens Application Portal
Mayor Sylvester Turner joined city officials and business leaders for the 2023 kick off of his signature program, Hire Houston Youth, continuing his commitment to invest in today’s youth and young adults to ensure a better, more equitable tomorrow.
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Physician reassures sufferers of chronic COVID symptoms that relief is possible
Your system may just need a reboot. Here are some things to try.
Loss or distorted sense of taste and/or smell. Brain fog. Tinnitus. Fatigue. Digestive issues. For millions of COVID survivors, some of the most life-disrupting symptoms didn’t go away after they tested negative. Worse, many are told by their doctors that they’ll never fully recover. However, physician Robert Groysman, MD reassures these COVID long-haulers (AKA long COVID) there are treatments available that are effective 70 to 80 percent of the time, or more.
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Texas Southern University named to NBCU News Group’s NBCU Academy
The award-winning journalism training program provides students from underrepresented communities a pipeline into newsrooms across media and technology
Texas Southern University has been named to the NBCU News Group’s NBCU Academy, joining 14 other colleges and universities as new academic partners.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Health Department Open Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center
Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston Health Department opened the first combined health and multi-service center in the Sunnyside community today, offering a new state-of-the-art facility to better support the underserved community.
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Members of the community tour the new Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center during an open house event on Saturday.
Published on January 30, 2023
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Mayor Sylvester Turner, elected officials, and the Houston Health Department cut the ribbon to open the new Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center.
Published on January 30, 2023
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To cope with release of violent videos, manage stress and know your own limits
Video of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, which officials have said they'll release Friday, is expected to be difficult to watch -- but it may also be hard to avoid. Some people might even feel duty-bound to watch it as a way to pay tribute to Nichols, who died three days after the confrontation with officers.
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Video of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, is expected to be difficult to watch but it may also be hard to avoid. Family members …
Published on January 27, 2023
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After 3 years of Covid, CNN went into rural China for Lunar New Year. Here's what we found and how officials tried stopping us
In China's southern Guizhou province, there's a tiny village in the southeast corner, nestled deep within the mountains, called Dali. A wall of lush green trees and bamboo surround this village of about 1,000 people, who've lived in wooden homes with gray-tiled roofs for centuries.
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RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel elected to fourth consecutive term
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel was elected to a fourth consecutive term Friday after winning the support of about two-thirds of the RNC members who gathered here for their winter meeting.
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'You're going to see acts that defy humanity,' police chief says, as officials urge calm when Tyre Nichols arrest videos are released publicly tonight
Video of a traffic stop that led to the deadly beating of a 29-year-old Black man shows "acts that defy humanity," the Memphis police chief told CNN on Friday, hours before the expected public release of the footage.
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HS senior to play in 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game
Sofia Bell is the only kid from Oregon to earn a ticket to play in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game and one of the best high school hoopers in North America.
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The 18-year-old is an Oregon Duck commit and will represent Oregon in Houston for the game in March. Mandatory Credit: KPTV
Published on January 27, 2023
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Inside Tom Emmer's effort to keep the GOP's razor-thin majority in line
Just days into Kevin McCarthy's tenure, Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska had an issue he needed the House speaker to address.
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Deaths in pregnant or recently pregnant women have risen, especially for unrelated causes such as drug poisoning and homicide
The mortality rate of pregnant and recently pregnant women in the United States rose almost 30% between 2019 and 2020, according to a new study.
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Mother of student who fell from ceiling says school employees did everything they are trained to do
The mother of a Des Moines 10-year-old says school staff did what exactly what they were trained to do after her son climbed a desk and a cabinet before falling from a classroom ceiling.
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Missing 2-year-old boy found thanks to thermal technology
Authorities in western Oklahoma used thermal technology last weekend to find a toddler who went missing from his Clinton home.
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British teenager who made far-right hate videos 'influencing' Buffalo shooter jailed for 11 years
A British teenager who made far-right extremist videos that "influenced" the mass shooter who killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket was jailed for 11 and a half years Friday, the UK's PA Medis news agency reported.

